KitKat ROMs for Note 2 cause browser black bar issue - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

For all kitkat ROMs I've tried for my Verizon Note 2 (pacman, CM11, avatar) the browser has a persistent black bar at the top of the screen but below the status bar. Its the same size of the url bar but without a text box. There's no way to remove it it seems. Has anyone had this issue, or know of a way to fix it?

I have this exact same issue with CM-11 (also KitKat). It disappears when manually bringing up the address bar and hitting "back" (or clicking somewhere on the page that isn't a link), only to return when following the next link. I use this workaround sometimes (especially in landscape) but it's annoying. Looks like it has something to to do with the new KitKat stock browser and I hope they fix it soon.

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Status Bar Hack for Nookie-Froyo Updated: 4/10

This package places the status bar on the bottom, add soft buttons to the status bar and remaps home button to toggle the status bar on and off for applications that don't normally display the status bar.
I would like to thank rookie1 for the buttons on the status bar and Samuelhalff for help moving the status bar to the bottom and the notification button.
Version 4-10-11
Changed home button back to the defaults
Created a separate app for toggling the status bar called Status Bar Toggle. This app will allow you to toggle the status bar by just tapping the app once or by clicking on the notification.
Removed the status bar service feature from Nookie-Froyo Utils. It is in the new app.
Added QuickDesk app.
If you configure QuickDesk app to open with double click, then you can put the new app there to toggle status bar.
Version 4-7-11
Long press home button toggles the status bar
Renamed NookColorUtils to Nookie-Froyo Utils
Long press menu displays search
Added a service to Nookie-Froyo:
This service does not force the status bar to be displayed. To force the status bar to be displayed, long press the Home Button; long press again to turn the feature off. If you are in an application when you do this, the status bar will not be displayed until you exit the application and relaunch it. This service was added to overcome this limitation. When the service is running, a long press of the Home Button will cause the status bar to update by placing an icon on the status bar and sending an Ongoing notification to the notification window. The result is that the status bar will appear without requiring you to exit the application. This icon and notification will also serve as an indicator that the status bar is being forced to be displayed. Long press the Home Button again and the status bar will disappear in applications that do normally have the status bar."
Version 3-31-11
Cleaned up the icons
Change the height of the status bar to 32px
Fixed an issue to make the status bar display properly at 200 Density
NookColorUtils.apk 3-27-11 Version 0.2.0
I added a tab to force or not to force the Status Bar for Runtime
If you already have it installed, uninstall first.
adb install nookcolorutils.apk
I will add this to the next zip release
Version 3-27-11:
I've add the capability to force the status bar or not. Just add the following line to /system/build.prop not force the status bar
Code:
sys.force_status_bar=false
or to force the status bar to always show,
Code:
sys.force_status_bar=true
I will come up with a graphic app to do this in the near future. Until then, you will have to edit /system/build.prop manually.
Version 3-26-11:
Cleaned up the the top bar on the notification window by removing the grap handle
Long pressing home now behaves the same as long pressing the physical button
The buttons on the status bar now gives feedback (Orange glow)
The icons look kind of ugly. Does anyone want to take a crack at making some icon? Wretchedlocket? They need to be 42x28. Two icons per button. One normal and one for pressed (feedback).
Version 3-24-11:
Force status bar to be always present
Got rid of the weird flick up to bring the expanded status bar down
Brought the the buttons closer together.
Changed the order of the icons on the left (Thanks wretchedlocket, you saved me a lot of time trying to figure out what file determined the order of the icons.)
Version 3-23-11:
FC issue for the browser and the dolphin has been fixed! Network location is working again.
Got rid of the ugly buttons
Version 3-22-11:
Moved buttons to the right.
Expand status bar button now toggles.
In the works:
Push up brings the bar down. Needs to be fixed.
Make the status bar black.
Version 3-20-11:
Status Bar moved to the bottom.
Notification Bar expands up and collapses down.
Notification button added to the status bar.
In the works:
Push up brings the bar down. Needs to be fixed.
Make the status bar black.
Version 3-18-11:
Escape, Menu, and Home buttons on the left side of the status bar.
Messages and Icon are center vertically on the status bar.
Notification drop down full screen for all LCD densities.
Flashable version is for the eMMC. I don't have an SDCARD version yet. Look in the zip if you want to manually copy the files. Copy both /system/app and /system/framework.
Version 3-19-11:
Put in working Browser.apk. You will need to tap the address bar quickly then open another page, this wil give you time to set the homepage.
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framework-for-nookie-froyo-flashable-4-10-11 md5 322b2141d84b0840636e057cabb39c3f
framework-for-nookie-froyo-flashable-4-7-11
framework-for-nookie-froyo-flashable-3-31-11.zip
thanks- easy install- works great- Im assuming the FC with the stock browser is a known issue?
Looks fantastic! However my stock browser fc and dolphin crashes when opening google homepage.
I developed a fc on browser as well not related to location as it fc before fully opening
Sent from my Nook Color (zoom2) using Tapatalk
post a screenshot
Sent via CyanogenMod7 Encore rc25/Tapatalk Pro
re-edit: thanks for posting the screenshots, looks good.
Great job! Works great, the size is perfect! Thank you.
Great work, but since installing to eemc last night i've had two cases where the touch-screen tap was not recognized (one in Angry Birds, one in TapaTalk), and the only way to cure it was a hard reboot using the power button. I could slide the screens but no taps were recognized on any screen (including the home screen) once it happened.
Never had this with the stock framework - I've turned OC down in case that was the reason.
In retrospect, I wish I had backed-up the existing framework files so that I could easily reinstall the stock framework should I ever decide to....
derekr said:
Great work, but since installing to eemc last night i've had two cases where the touch-screen tap was not recognized (one in Angry Birds, one in TapaTalk), and the only way to cure it was a hard reboot using the power button. I could slide the screens but no taps were recognized on any screen (including the home screen) once it happened.
Never had this with the stock framework - I've turned OC down in case that was the reason.
In retrospect, I wish I had backed-up the existing framework files so that I could easily reinstall the stock framework should I ever decide to....
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I've had no problem with Angry Birds, but I don't use TapaTalk. Which kernel are you using?
If it installed correctly - I'm using Daligrin's 2/25 for Froyo - I backed off from the 3/8 version when I was having wifi connect problems. I don't know how to confirm because I always get the same kernel version in settings, regardless of what I try to install:
2.6.29-omap1
[email protected] #62
derekr said:
If it installed correctly - I'm using Daligrin's 2/25 for Froyo - I backed off from the 3/8 version when I was having wifi connect problems. I don't know how to confirm because I always get the same kernel version in settings, regardless of what I try to install:
2.6.29-omap1
[email protected] #62
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Try clearing dalvik-cache and cache from CWR.
Thanks Brian - I've wiped 'em both.
Let's just keep an eye on it. I didn't mean to make a major issue here, after all it might not be related. I'll just call it one of life's little mysteries for now, and I'll holler again if it is a persistent problem.
Thanks again for the great work.
Great work on latest version. Any idea why both stock browser and dolphin both fc when you go to google homepage? Any work around? I can go to the browser address bar to search using google from there.
jimmyz said:
Great work on latest version. Any idea why both stock browser and dolphin both fc when you go to google homepage? Any work around? I can go to the browser address bar to search using google from there.
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Not yet, I will look at it later tonight.
This flashed perfectly to your eMMC update. THANK YOU!
Best regards,
-boggsie
boggsie said:
This flashed perfectly to your eMMC update. THANK YOU!
Best regards,
-boggsie
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Good, I was just about to tell you about this thread in the other thread.
Brian, this is excellent! Really.
Awesome going to port to cm7?
Very nice work! Would you consider a version with the buttons on the right side of the status bar? I think its more intuitive for a right handed person to reach for buttons that are on the right side of the screen instead of crossing over the screen with their hand and blocking it.
brianf21, let me know when you get the browser fc fixed. People request this mod in my theme all the time and ask me about the browser FC
I think by the time we get done with all this stuff, we'll have made the Nook the way B&N should have
Great work so far. Good to see more development on this mod
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk
Thanks for this! I have tired the other hacks but never got them to work. No problems at all with this one.
Well, one problem. How do I set another launcher instead f the default one? I tried clearing defaults in "Settings> Applications> Manage applications> All> Launcher" but "Clear defaults" is grayed out.
For now I am just putting my Zeam shortcut on the launcher home screen but I would like to set Zeam as default.
Thanks for this!

Dolphin Browser HELP!

Does anyone which version of dolphin browser has an address bar that automatically hides/shows but also hides the phones status bar? i swear i used to have it but can no longer find it. Dolphin Browser beta still shows the phone status bar with this feature enabled, and when you switch to full screen mode it no longer automatically show the address bar. Thanks
morgs640 said:
Does anyone which version of dolphin browser has an address bar that automatically hides/shows but also hides the phones status bar? i swear i used to have it but can no longer find it. Dolphin Browser beta still shows the phone status bar with this feature enabled, and when you switch to full screen mode it no longer automatically show the address bar. Thanks
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What's your current version? I don't remember the status bar, but some time ago Dolphin was auto-hiding the address bar, and now it doesnt. Didn't exactly catch when it dissappear, but just a week ago I upgraded to JB 4.1.2 from ICS. Maybe it's related? Because I've just tried most of available old versions of Dolphin, and neither of them has it. Though I could swear that some version from early autumn (this is when I started using it) definitely had the autohide feature.
I cant work this out.
I have three phones in front of me, only one will do it! (SGS4), Note2 and HTC One XL wont.
Is it new a 4.2 thing?
Try installing the Dolphin Jetpack in the Play Store. I believe that's what made my address bar auto hide.

[Q] Icon Issue LG G2

I have an issue when I wake my phone. So when I select a theme everything is fine then when I lock the phone and wake it, the icons become off center and it looks all jacked up. Does anyone know why this happens and of a possible fix?
is it bcoz of the nav bar?
That's what I thought at first so I tried it on my girlfriend's Nexus 4 and it works perfectly over there. The only thing I saw different about the Nav Bar is that it slides in after unlocking, so Its not a persistent Nav Bar.
yep. Please send a bug report and suggestion to make Themer better.

[Q] Navigation bar goes missing with GAPPS

Hello everybody,
I've just recently dived into the land of rooting and decided to run CM 10.1 on my samsung GT-P7510. It runs just fine on it's own. I haven't had any problems with CM, but as soon as I install GAPPS my navigation bar with the back button, home button, and recently used button disappears. I tried searching around in settings for a way to edit the navigation bar. I found a section for it and it had a lock button at the top right. It said it was locked and the screen explained how I could customize the navigation bar. When the little lock was locked my navigation bar was not visible, but as soon as I would unlock it I could see the navigation bar and edit it. Unfortunately it couldn't stay unlocked so as soon as I changed the screen it would go away again. I also read something about expanded desktop sometimes blocking the navigation bar so I played around with that setting and it didn't do anything either.
I'm running this version of CM: cm-10.1-20131208-NIGHTLY-p4wifi
I have this version of GAPPS: gapps-jb-20130812-signed
I'm really unfamiliar with tablets in general, but it seems like the only way I can navigate my tablet is with that navigation bar.
I would really appreciate some help.
hello OP, dont know if you found the answer but its quite simple. Just restart the tablet and follow (until the end) the initial setup questions.
after that, the nav bar will show up.

Broken Nav Bar on Stock Rom!!

Alright. This is an issue I have only had on custom roms, but never on a fully stock rom. I have the verizon V10, vs990. If I go into a fullscreen app such as a game or an app that hides the nav bar and status bar, I can drag from the right to show the nav bar, but none of the buttons work at all. This all happened after I accepted the 23A update (android 6.0.1) that I got just last week. The only way I can get out of full screen apps is to either drag the status bar down and go into settings, then go to my home screen, or open a fb messenger chat head IF I have one there, and hit the home button when that is open. I will note that having a chat head there or not does not change this situation. The nav bar is simply broken in full screen apps.
To anyone who has this issue, I have figured it out by accident. I had a battery bar application running. Android treats this as an overlay. It must have messed something up with the nav bar in full screen apps. I got rid of the nav bar, and everything works fine.

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